Diamond

Thank you to all of the people who took part in diamond - the Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care Longitudinal Study (diamond) (2005-2016). diamond aimed to better understand how general practice and other health services can best support people experiencing depression, stress or worries in the community.

We sought to explore the factors that may help people to lead healthy and rewarding lives and the ingredients for best practice mental health care. Our team of researchers at The University of Melbourne established this primary care-based study and invited patients from across 30 general practice clinics in Victoria to participate. The diamond Cohort Study has since become a unique resource that documents many aspects of the decade-long health and well-being stories of nearly 800 Victorian women and men.

Information provided over the years continues to lead to important advancements in understanding people’s experience with depression, stress and worries. To find out more please contact us via email diamond-study@unimelb.edu.au

Get involved in the Living Labs

Be a part of the change you want to see

WHAT ARE LIVING LABS?

Living Labs bring people with technological, industry, policy and research skills together with people who have lived experience of a service, role, or health condition. We brainstorm ways to improve research, policy and practice in mental health and co-develop solutions and new approaches for primary care to respond to mental health needs in the community.

Working together, a Living Lab offers the potential for private-public-partnerships to co-create new technologies, solutions and co-design research projects and materials.

GET INVOLVED!

You might have an interest in helping policy makers understand what it is like accessing health services such as general practitioners, nurses, hospitals, or other people involved in mental health care, or you may want to help health professionals or policy makers design and deliver better care. Perhaps you are interested in working with a community organisation who wants to hear from someone who has experience of mental health conditions. Or you might be wanting to get involved in a board for an organisation or a reference group on a health topic.

Living Labs bring people together from community, business, government and research to:

- Collaborate on research project development;- Assist to co-develop research materials and processes;- Co-design new mental health models, systems and processes for primary care;- Co-produce methods to embed research outcomes into policy and practice.

Contact us at any time to register your interest in taking part in a Living Lab or we may contact you directly inviting you to new opportunities as they arise.

Thank you

The tenth year of data collection has been completed. You can find the final ten year review brief report below along with our ten years of study newsletters.

The research team would like to sincerely thank you for your participation in the study. The time and effort you committed to completing the postal surveys and telephone interviews is appreciated and your information has been invaluable to the research and its findings.

Data you provided over the years continues to lead to important advancements in understanding people’s experience with depression, stress and worries and the re-design of the Australian mental health primary care system. We encourage you to stay in contact via the diamond email address diamond-study@unimelb.edu.au. You can also get involved in Living Labs to contribute to future research development, policy and practice improvements. More information about Living Labs and what they are can be found here.